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Gartner IT Deferred Revenue

Deferred Revenue at other companies

Accenture logo
AccentureACN
$1.04B+60.4%
Cognizant logo
CognizantCTSH
$37M+12.1%
Broadridge Financial Solutions logo
Broadridge Financial SolutionsBR
$263.4M+11.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B-1.5%
Gross profit$1.1B+2.1%
Operating income$316.1M+13.7%
Net income$222.3M+5.4%
EPS (diluted)$3.18+17.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.7B-20.3%
Total debt$3.4B+16.5%
Total equity$63.4M-95.8%
Total assets$7.7B-9.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$391.0M+24.7%
CapEx$20.4M-20.1%
Free cash flow$370.6M+28.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.54B-65.4%
Enterprise value$10.23B-61.1%
P/E11.5×-8.1×
P/S1.3×-2.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin69%+1.2pp
Operating margin16.4%-1.9pp
Net margin11.4%-8.4pp
FCF margin19.4%-4.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity94.9%-18.3pp
Debt / equity53×+51.1×
Current ratio0.9×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Gartner in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent.

The official record: Gartner’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Gartner's deferred revenue?
Gartner (IT) reported deferred revenue of $3.02B in Q1 2026.
How has Gartner's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
Gartner's deferred revenue increased by 3.3% year-over-year, from $2.92B to $3.02B.
What is the long-term trend for Gartner's deferred revenue?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Gartner's deferred revenue has grown at a 7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.97B to $2.81B.
What does deferred revenue mean?
Revenue collected in advance for services that have not yet been provided.
How do you interpret deferred revenue?
An increase signals strong future revenue growth and customer retention, while a decrease may indicate slowing sales or contract renewals.
How does deferred revenue compare across companies?
Highly relevant for SaaS and subscription-based research firms; a key metric for evaluating recurring revenue health.